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AI in action
Artificial intelligence is a useful technology, but it comes with all sorts of risks. How do students use AI tools like ChatGPT? What are the risks of AI? And how good is AI really? In this special, you can read about what is going on about AI at Erasmus University.Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Parliamentary Elections 2023
What are the political preferences of students and staff? What issues do they consider important? And what do these elections mean for students, higher education and science? Read all about it in this special.Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Eurekaweek 2023
Welcome to Erasmus University! The Eurekaweek is the start of your Rotterdam student life. In this special you can read and watch everything about what is happening this week. At the festival at Lloyd Multiplein on the last day of the Eurekaweek, students rate the past events. “Sailing was fun.Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Weeds is a verdict
Nature on the campus? You bet. From minute bat turds and wasteland biodiversity to dashing damselflies. Together with Garry Bakker of Bureau Stadsnatuur (the Rotterdam Urban Ecology Unit) EM is looking for even the tiniest tracks this summer. ‘Weeds is a verdict.’ The campus pond is ‘clean’ and is…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Student of the Year 2023
For only the second time ever, the Student of the Year elections took place. Organised by Studium Generale and Erasmus Magazine, the award is meant to recognise the efforts of all finalists in the work they do; whether it be for their community, for students, or for anyone else. The…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Parents of first-generation students
University is a new world for first-generation students, but also for their parents. We know that students who are the first in their families to go to college or university are more likely to suffer from negative emotions, thanks to scientific research. But we still know little about parents’ feelings…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Occupations of the Erasmus Building
During 2022 and 2023 three occupations of university buildings took place. The movement OccupyEUR made four demands: end ties with the fossil industry, end precarity of staff contracts, end student debt and make the university accessible to all. After the last protests in November 2022 were stopped by police intervention,…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Love is in the EUR
Conversations on love today are becoming increasingly complex. On the other hand, there are still traditional relationships all around us. Celebrating love is a privilege, and this Valentine’s special highlights some beautiful relationships and their stories as well as scientific reasons for why we feel the way we do. People…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Diversity in times of polarisation
Discussions on diversity and inclusion in higher education have in recent years become increasingly politicised and more often lead to heated reactions. This is revealed by a large-scale investigation into the diversity and inclusion policies of 21 higher education media from 13 universities and eight university of applied science in…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Protest at Sanders Building
On Monday, November 28, students occupied the Sanders building on the Woudestein campus. The OccupyEUR activists made several demands, for example that the university cut ties with the fossil fuel industry. The university responded by sending police forces who evacuated the building. Read about the whole development of the incident…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Eurekaweek 2022
The preparations 50 Eurekaweeks long From the airport to Theil Nearly 5000 freshmen in Ahoy From bench press to Caribbean carnival Rain, rain and sports The very last day of the fiftieth Eurekaweek…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Sexual harassment among students
Two out of three students in a survey by EM, indicate that they have experienced sexual harassment since studying at Erasmus University. They usually do not report it, also because they do not know where to go to. In the past few months, Erasmus Magazine has been investigating sexual harassment…Gepubliceerd op:Special